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See Section 105(b) (none / 0) (#3)
by Jeralyn on Wed Aug 08, 2007 at 01:15:23 PM EST
``SEC. 105B. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the
20 Director of National Intelligence and the Attorney General, may for periods of up to one year authorize the acquisition of foreign intelligence information concerning persons reasonably believed to be outside the United States if the Director of National Intelligence and the Attorney General determine, based on the information provided to
them, that...."

The text of the bill is here (pdf).

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It seems to me that (none / 0) (#5)
by Edger on Wed Aug 08, 2007 at 01:47:24 PM EST
with McConnell and Gonzales in full operational control of it that there is not even any reason to believe that surveillances beginning after six months will not simply be "backdated" on the chance that their certification might be called into evidence?

From Walter Pincus at WAPO yesterday:

Once the procedures are established, the attorney general and director of national intelligence will formally certify that the collection of data is authorized -- a determination based on affidavits from intelligence officials. But the certification will be placed under seal "unless the certification is necessary to determine the legality of the acquisition," according to the law signed by Bush.

It is left to the director of national intelligence and the attorney general to "assess compliance with such procedures" and report their assessments to the House and Senate intelligence panels, the statute states.



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